"Cease Fire!" - Stop shooting and clear your rifle immediately. Can be given by anyone who sees an unsafe situation
Clear Rifle - Bolt open, no round in chamber, remove magazine/clip
Down Range - Area in front of the firing line in the direction of the targets
Firing Line - Area designated to shoot from with numbered positions. No one goes forward of the firing line unless the Cease Fire! command is given first.
Firing point - A numbered position on the firing line from which a competitor shoots at the correspondingly numbered target.
Fortner Action - A type of rifle action made by Anshutz that operates by pulling the bolt lever directly to the rear and pushing it forward, requiring no rotation.
Prone - Shooting position lying down
Shot group - Area on the target where a number of shots hit
Shoot clean - Hit all targets (e.g. no penalty)
Standing - Shooting position standing up (Also referred to as Offhand)
Target line - Area where targets are set up
Wind Flag - Small flags made of lightweight material, placed between the firing line and target line to help the competitor determine the speed and direction of the wind.
Zero - Sight setting which produces center hits on the target